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No. 795,080. PATENTED JULY 18, 1905. J. E. WALSH.

TENT STRUCTURE.

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JOHN E. WALSH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TENT STRUCTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 795,080, dated J' uly 18, 1905.

Application filed November 26, 1904. Serial. N0. 234,377.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. WALSH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Tent Structure, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in tent structures, the object being to provide a tent having a framing the several members of which may be readily put together to form a strong and durable structure and that may be separated and packed in a comparatively small space convenient for transportation or storage.

I may here state that a tent embodying my invention is particularlydesigned for military camps, field, hospitals, and, in fact, under all conditions where temporary abodes are required.

I will describe a tent structure embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had t-o the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tent structure embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isv a cross-section thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the ceiling structure. Fig. 5 shows in perspective one of the end posts and parts connected thereto. Fig. 6 shows a bunk-framing that may be employed. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary View illustrating a roof-suspending device employed, and Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view showing a modification.

The structure comprises a base or iiooring 1, which may be in separable sections, and extended upward from this flooring are end posts 2, which at their lower ends are seated in recesses formed in the ooring, so that they may be readily removed or inserted. Arranged in the upper ends of the end posts 2 are rollers 3, over which a cable 4 extends. This cable forms practically the ridge of the tent-roof. The ends of the cable may be secured to cleats 5 on the posts 2.

Supported by the posts 2 at a short distance below the upper ends thereof is a ceiling consisting of a longitudinal beam 6 and cross end beams 7, the said cross-beams 7 being provided with recesses to receive the ceiling strips or boards 8, which it will be understood are loosely placed in position-that is, no screws, nails, or dowels need be employed. The longitudinal beam 6 is provided with tenons 9 at its ends for engaging in channels 10, formed in the end posts 2. As here shown, the side walls of these channels 10 are constructed of wooden strips 11, secured to said posts. These channels are also designed when deemed necessary to receive the edges of partition-boards 12. It may be here stated that the tent may by means of the partitionboards be divided into any desired number of compartments. Also comprised in the ceiling structure is a center cross-beam 12, provided with a channel to receive the upper ends of partition-boards 13, the lower ends of which engage in channels the side walls of which are formed of strips 14, secured to the flooring. The end walls of the structure consist of boards 15, the upper ends of which are slidable in channels formed in the cross end beams 7, while the lower ends engage in channels the walls of which are formed by strips 16, attached to the flooring. As a means for providing communication between the several compartments doorways are formed and provided with swinging doors 17.

Under certain conditions it may be necessary to brace the end posts 2. For this purpose I may employ braces consisting of adjustable sections 18, secured together by means of bolts, as indicated in Fig. 8. Additional compartments or rooms may be formed at the end or ends of the structure, and for this purpose top beams 19 are extended outward from the posts 2 and connect at their outer ends to uprights 20, removably bolted at their lower ends to the Hoor. These extensions when covered at the top andy sides, as will be hereinafter described, will serve as cookingrooms or for other desired purposes. I may also use in connection with the structure a bunk consisting of uprights 21, connected by cross-bars 22, on which base-boards 23 for a IOO mattress or the like mayrest. These uprights, or at least the corner uprights 2l, are connected to strips in the ceiling by means of bolts 24 passing through hangers 25 into said uprights, and the opposite side members of the bunk-frame are prevented from spreading by means of bars 26, having notches to receive the projected ends of the cross-bars 22.

The main roof consists of a textile material 27-such, for instance, as duck or canvas and this roofing is supported from the cable 4c by means of clips 28, through which the cable passes, the sai-d clips being attached to the roof by means of bolts 29, which pass through a ridge-piece 30, attached to the folded center of the roofing. By this arrangement the roof may be moved along the cable from either end when it is desired to form an opening. Normally, however, the ends of the roofing 27 are secured to extension-roofings 81, which are of substantially triangular form and extend outward t'o connection with the uprights 20. The canvas siding 32 extends alongthe front and rear and around the ends of the structure, the side portions being removably engaged with lugs 33 on the edge of the iiooring 1, and the upper edges are secured by means of buttons or other suitable fastening devices to the roof 27, and the end portions of the sidings are secured by means of but tons or other suitable fastening devices to the extension-roofings 31. These fastening devices, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2, consist of headed lugs 34, attached to the outer ceilingstrips 8.

To prevent the entrance of air at the junction of the roofing parts and the sidings, the said roofing parts are provided with flaps 35, which hang over the edges. As shown in the drawings, the sidings are provided with doorways and window-openings, and, if desired, window-openings may be formed in the roofing. The main roofing 27 at its ends is secured to buttons or the like on removable brace-beams 36, and the inner ends of the extension-roofings 31 are also secured to buttons 37 on said braces. It is obvious that a tent construction embodying my invention may be made of any desired size and divided into any number of compartments, and as the framing is comparatively light it may when separated be packed in a small space and readily transported, and

when the structure is put together it may be.

drawn from place to place in a field or camp, as the flooring is provided with wheels 38.

It will be noted that the corner-posts of the bunk device are arranged in telescopic sections, and as the upper ends are hinged to the hangers 25 the bunk-frame may be swung upward to the ceiling, and therefore moved out of the way.

Havingjthus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A tent structure comprising a iiooring, end posts detachably connected to the flooring, recessed cross-beams on the posts, a ceiling consisting of a plurality of separable members having their ends loosely seated in the beam-recesses, and a textile covering.

2. A tent structure comprising aflooring consisting of separable members, end posts detachably connected to the flooring, a ceiling consisting of separable members, supported by said posts and below the upper ends thereof, a cable passing over the upper ends of the posts, and a vfabric roofing supported by said cable.

3. A tent structure comprising a main frame, having end posts, cross-bars on said end posts provided with recesses, a ceiling consisting of strips of wood, the ends thereof being removably seated in the recesses, a channeled cross-bar with which the ceiling-strips engage, and partition-boards for engaging in said channel.

4. In a tent structure, a frame comprising posts, rollers at the upper ends of said posts, a cable engaging with said rollers, means for fastening the ends of the cable, a textile roofsection having a ridge at the center fold, clips through which the cable passes and bolts securing the clips to said ridge.

5. In a tent structure, a sectional flooring,

end posts removably connected to said iioorf IOO In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN E. WALSH.

Witnesses:

MAURICE J. WALSH, TIMOTHY MGCARTHY. 

